China has overtaken the U.S. to become the world's largest diplomatic network, according to a report from a Sydney-based think tank.
to become the world's largest diplomatic network, according to the latest annual report from a Sydney-based think tank., published Wednesday, showed China had climbed to the top spot for the first time, underlining Beijing's growing international ambitions.
The Australian think tank reported China had 276 diplomatic posts worldwide, narrowly ahead of the U.S., which was found to have 273. The two countries were found to have equal number of embassies, but Beijing has more consulates around the world than Washington. In 2016, China was in third place worldwide, behind the U.S. and France — but by 2017, the Asian economic powerhouse had moved up to second place, ahead of France."China has overtaken the United States to have the largest diplomatic network globally, while U.S. diplomacy has entered a period of limbo," Bley said via Twitter on Wednesday.In contrast to China's dramatic rise, Taiwan has seen the biggest drop in diplomatic posts in recent years.
Both China and Taiwan have a policy that they will each only have full diplomatic ties with another country if they do not also have ties with their rival.
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